This parable of
the Judge, the widow, the god and man, the
adversary and the final revenge from the Judge is
probably the most misunderstood parable in the
Bible. We must remember that parables are for the
Church. In Luke Chapter 17 Jesus describes the
Main Harvest Rapture of the Church, and He
immediately follows with this parable about
revenge from the Judge upon those that persecute the
Church during the first half of the Tribulation. We must first
understand the characters in this parable. The
Judge is Jesus Christ. The city is the Church of
Jesus Christ. The god is not God the Father, but
the god of this world, who is Satan. The “man”
that is not reverenced by the Judge represents the
Antichrist. The “widow in the city” is that
remnant of the Church that is divorced and left
behind to go through the tribulation period. The
Greek word for “widow” means one without a
husband. The widow is that portion of the Church
that has been “put away” by Jesus Christ at the
Firstfruits Rapture of the Church. In understanding
this parable, it is important to understand that
when the Firstfruits Rapture takes place, the Main
Body of the Church will have been put away for
unfaithfulness, and it will be left upon the
earth. This “widow” will have as her primary
adversary the dynamic trio of Satan, Antichrist
and the False Prophet. The Judge will allow the
widow to be greatly persecuted by this satanic
trinity for the entire first half of the
tribulation period without interfering. However,
the time will come at the end of the first half of
the tribulation period when the Judge will avenge
the widow. When the time comes, it will be done
speedily. We will now begin
our verse-by-verse explanation of the parable.
(Luke 18:1 KJV) And he
spake a parable unto them to this end, that
men ought always to pray, and not to faint;Jesus speaks a
parable to His disciples that is meant for the
end-time Church, and the parable describes the
necessity of continuing to pray and beseeching God
even when it appears that God is not listening.
The widow in the parable is not to give up calling
upon God. It is necessary that she not give up
even though exhausted and wearied from the
persecutions of Antichrist. The purpose of this
parable is to encourage that part of the Church
left to go through the tribulation period. That
part of the Church does not yet understand this
parable, but they will understand it when the time
comes. (Luke 18:2 KJV) Saying, There was
in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither
regarded man: The city is the
Church, and the Judge is Jesus Christ who is head
of the Church. The City called The New Jerusalem
in Scripture typifies the Church. The Greek word
for “God” is theos, and it should have
been translated as “the god” by the translators. A
paraphrase of this verse is as follows: (Luke 18:2 Paraphrase) Saying, there was
in a certain city a Judge, who feared not the
god of this earth (i.e., Satan), neither did He
reverence the man (i.e., Antichrist). (Luke 18:3 KJV) And
there was a widow in that city; and she came
unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

The
Greek word for widow comes from a word
meaning deficiency. She is without a husband. In
this case, she is the Main Body of the Church that
has been “put away” for unfaithfulness. She is
still in the city, which is a type for the Church.
She calls out to the Judge to avenge her of her
adversary. The adversary has already been
identified as “the god” and “the man”, and the
Judge does not fear this god nor reverence this
man. The Greek word
for came is in the imperfect tense, which
implies that the widow kept calling upon the Judge
for revenge against her adversary. During the
tribulation period, the Main Body of the Church
will call out to Jesus Christ to avenge her of all
the persecution that she has endured. This is seen
in the following verse: (Rev 6:9-11 KJV) And
when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under
the altar the souls of them that were slain
for the word of God, and for the testimony
which they held: {10} And they cried with a
loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and
true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood
on them that dwell on the earth? {11} And
white robes were given unto every one of them;
and it was said unto them, that they should
rest yet for a little season, until their
fellowservants also and their brethren, that
should be killed as they were, should be
fulfilled. The book of
Habakkuk also describes this injustice to the Main
Body of the Church in great detail. Please read my
exegesis Book of Habakkuk,
which is a detailed description of the seven-year
tribulation period. (Luke 18:4 KJV) And he
would not for a while: but afterward he said
within himself, Though I fear not God, nor
regard man; Jesus has given
Antichrist 42 months of free reign upon the earth,
so He cannot avenge the persecutions of the Church
until after the 42 months. He does not withhold
his revenge because He fears the god Satan or the
man Antichrist, but because He has given his word
that Antichrist will have a full 42 months of
freedom to do as he wishes to the Church. This 42-month
(i.e., 3-1/2 years) reign of Antichrist is
addressed two times in Scripture in both the Old
Testament and the New Testament as follows: (Dan 7:25 KJV) And he (i.e.,
Antichrist) shall speak great words against the
most High, and shall wear out the saints (i.e.,
main body of the Church) of the most High, and
think to change times and laws: and they (i.e.,
main body of the Church) shall be given into his
hand until a time and times and the dividing of
time (i.e., 3-1/2 years or 42 months). (Rev 13:5 KJV) And there was given
unto him (i.e., Antichrist) a mouth speaking
great things and blasphemies; and power was
given unto him to continue forty and two months
(i.e., 3-1/2 years).(Rev 13:6 KJV) And he opened his
mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his
name (i.e., the power & authority of Jesus
Christ), and his tabernacle (i.e., the Main Body
of the Church on earth), and them (i.e., the
Firstfruits of the Church) that dwell in heaven.(Rev 13:7 KJV) And it
was given unto him to make war with the
saints, and to overcome them: and power was
given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and
nations.The Greek word
for “a while” is chronos, and means a set
amount of time rather than a set or fixed
occasion. The set amount of time is 42 months or
3-1/2 years. The Judge will avenge the widow after
the set amount of time has elapsed. The last half
of the seven year tribulation period will see the
wrath of the Lamb poured out upon Satan,
Antichrist and their minions. The above verse
can be paraphrased as follows: (Luke 18:4 Paraphrase) And He would not
avenge her for a set amount of time, and after
this time, He responded from within Himself
saying, Though I fear not the god (i.e., Satan),
nor respect or reverence the man (i.e.,
Antichrist), (Luke 18:5 KJV) Yet because this
widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by
her continual coming she weary me.

It is
the widow that is in great trouble and toil, and
not the Judge. It is also the widow who would be
completely worn out at the end. The following is
an accurate paraphrase of this verse: (Luke 18:5 Paraphrase) Yet because this
widow petitioned me out of her own resources and
power, and in her own labor united with intense
trouble and toil, I will avenge her, lest at the
end (i.e., the Rapture), she come to me
completely worn out. (Luke 18:6 KJV) And
the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge
saith.The Judge is not
the unjust or unrighteous Judge, but He is the
Judge of unrighteousness. The translators did not
understand this parable, so they missed this fine
point in the translation. This verse is accurately
paraphrased as follows: (Luke 18:6 Paraphrase) And
the Lord said, “Pay close attention to what
the Judge of unrighteousness says.” The literal
translation of this verse is “Hear what the Judge
of unrighteousness says.” There is absolutely no
justification for calling the judge the “unjust
judge” simply because he is called the Judge of
unrighteousness. Jesus Christ will judge and
punish the unrighteous acts of both the saved and
the unsaved. He is the Judge of unrighteousness.
This Judge is not unjust just because He withholds
His judgment for a period of time. There are
numerous Scriptures where God withholds His
judgment until the very last moment when the time
of testing has run its course. (Luke 18:7 KJV) And shall not God
avenge his own elect, which cry day and night
unto him, though he bear long with them? As the Judge of
unrighteousness, Jesus Christ states, “And shall
not God avenge His own elect, who cry out to Him
day and night, though He is longsuffering toward
them. This verse confirms that Jesus Christ is the
antitype of the Judge who listened to the cries of
the widow for a long time before He finally
avenged her. The revenge was the removal of the
widow in the Main Harvest Rapture at the end of
the 42-month reign of Antichrist, and the
initiation of the judgments of God on the world,
including Satan who will indwell Antichrist during
the last half of the tribulation period. Both the
god (i.e., Satan) and the man (i.e., Antichrist)
will be thrown into the Lake of fire when God
takes his revenge on the woman’s adversary.
Antichrist will be thrown into the Lake of Fire at
the end of the seven-year tribulation, and Satan
will be locked up in the abyss. Satan will be
thrown into the Lake of Fire at the end of the
millennium. The Greek word
for God in this verse is theos, which is the same word in
verses 2 and 4 above. This word can mean “god” or
it can mean “God”, and it is the context that
determines the correct translation. The
mistranslation of this word as “God” in verses 2
and 4 above is the primary reason for the complete
misunderstanding of this entire parable. (Luke 18:8 KJV) I tell
you that he will avenge them speedily.
Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall
he find faith on the earth? Jesus as the
Judge completes His statement that God will avenge
His elect (i.e., the Church) speedily.
Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes in the
Rapture of the Church, shall He find faithfulness
upon the earth? The question is whether the
earth will be filled with faithful believers, and
the implied answer is no. This verse
confirms that it is God who does the avenging, and
since the Judge in this parable is the One who
does the avenging in the end, the Judge has to be
Jesus Christ, the only One qualified to judge and
avenge the adversaries of the widow. There are
numerous problems with the majority of the
interpretations of this parable. All of the
characters and nouns in a parable represent
someone or something. In the usual interpretation
of this parable, the judge is not identified, the
adversary is not identified, the widow is not
identified, and the injustice is not identified.
Consequently, the real meaning of the parable is
completely overlooked and totally misunderstood.
In the above
interpretation of this parable, all of the
characters and components of the parable are
identified in line with the Scriptures, and the
parable is fraught with meaning for those
Christians who will be left behind to go through
the tribulation period. The Scriptures confirm the
meaning of the parable with all of the types in
complete accord with the rules of Biblical
typology.